haha this is confusing

[luker3232]

I have wanted a dalmation rat for along time and i built a big cage. My mom hates rats! i have done tons upon tons of research on rats. How can i convince my mom to let me have one?

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[Adrya]

If you get one rat, you're better off getting two since they are social animals and when just one rat isn't socialized enough, it can get ill with a treatable, but incurable disease and die. Unfortunately I learned the hard way.

I have two rats now that I've had for a really long time now and they're doing great since they have each other's company.

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[luker3232]

yea i know i just need to get her on board on getting one b4 i convince her for two

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[luker3232]

any ideas

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[justine]

feed it to your snake.... lol just kidding.... uhhh... idk how to convince parents of things, i have wanted a roach colony for a long time. the answer is NO!

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[muzixman]

Originally Posted by Adrya_Webb

If you get one rat, you're better off getting two since they are social animals and when just one rat isn't socialized enough

Great advice, you will also want to get two of the same sex (being your talking pet) preferably two females, males seem to be more messy and smelly.
As for convincing her show her on the Internet how good of a pet they can be, if they’re socializing with humans from day one they really can be a joy to keep. just try and find some from a breeder who handles them from the start. JMO

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[luker3232]

thanks ppl! i dont need any advice on care i got that covered i am going to go give ti a shot!

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[luker3232]

ugh she said "NO!, they smell realy bad and poo every where! (but she didnt say "poo")".

WHAT NOW!:cuss2:

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[Adrya]

They don't smell bad as long as you keep their cage clean.... believe me, two females don't smell as bad as you think... I think they smell worse than mice, but that's just my opinion.

Just tell her they don't stink.. lol Plus, they're gonna be in YOUR room, so what's the big deal? ALSO.... if you ARE able to get rats, do NOT use pine or cedar as they are highly sensitive to that and can get sick and die from that also... so use aspen or that CareFresh stuff.

Also you want to make sure you get a metal enclosure for them, or a large glass tank with a locking screen lid.... cause they are escape artists, and when they get out, they are/can be a disaster to electrical cords and be serious fire hazards... that I learned the hard way also. lol

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[jme04c]

At least it's not a dog... or another snake, lol!

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[Ophiophilia]

they're really sweet animals. Some come when they're called, play fetch. My mom hates rats too but she began liking mine. she would come to their cage and feed them.

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[Adrya]

Originally Posted by Adrya_Webb

I think they smell worse than mice, but that's just my opinion.

WHOOPS... man I wish I'd caught that.......

I meant I think MICE smell worse than rats.... whew, sorry!!

I think I had a little too much margarita tonight! LOL

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[luker3232]

Originally Posted by Adrya_Webb

I think I had a little too much margarita tonight! LOL

haha no big dealio!

i keep all my animals on aspen. my cage is wire,i think i might get 2 tommorrow MABEY

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[dhonaker]

tell her if it dont work our you can always feed it to the snakes

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[luker3232]

haha thats sick but a good idea none the less

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[Akureyri]

my mom got rats on her own so im no help. she gets mad when baby rats misteriously go missing. i tell her aliens probably abducted them but she never buys it srry

[luker3232]

hahahaha i might breed them in life someday

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[leoares27]

Get information off the internet on how smart they are. how they can be trained, stuff like that. Maybe if she sees them as smart animals, which they are, maybe she'll change her mind??
Good luck

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[luker3232]

I think i am going to get some this friday!

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[luker3232]

i showed my mom some clips of rats finding land mines..... I guess she thinks shell be safer knowing no more of those pesky landmines around my house are no longer a threat!

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